WILDLIFE AS CANON SEES IT
A sea otter mother and pup stay together
constantly for six months or more. During
diving forages, however, the pup waits alone
at the surface, buoyed by a layer of air trapped
in the fibers of its water-resistant fur. Sea
otters have the densest fur of any mammal,
and daily grooming maintains their only
insulation against cold. Recently, sea otter
populations in western Alaska plummeted
as they unexpectedly became altered prey
for killer whales following sharp declines in
the whales' main food source of seals and
sea lions. Otters play a key role in marine
NATURE
ecosystems, and the ultimate impact of their
disappearance is yet to be fully realized.
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Sea Otter (Enhydra lutriskenyoni)
Size: 120-140 cm
Weight: 20-40 kg
Habitat: Shallow coastal waters off
Alaska, from Prince William Sound,
Aleutian
Islands
north to Bristol Bay and extending
west to the Aleutian Islands
Surviving number: Estimated at 8,500
Pacific
in the Aleutian Islands, where a 90 percent
Ocean
decline has occurred since 1990
Canon